Flanagan becomes director of Islanders' track program

Texas A&M-CC looking for new head coach for track and field

Flanagan, the only cross country and track head coach in Texas A&M-Corpus Christi history, still will oversee the track program. But he will do so as the director of track, and forfeit the head track coach title to someone else.

Originally, the plan was to have associate head coach Brent Ericksen to take the head coach title. But Ericksen left, and now the Islanders have thrown open the search for a head coach.

A&M-Corpus Christi had an opening for a track head coach posted on its website. Flanagan said it's only semantics.

"I'm the director of track now," Flanagan said. "It's just we were trying to keep Brent here and give him a title. But, even though he's gone, we still thought it would be a good idea to give someone the title to come here."

Flanagan said the search has gone well, even though the opening was posted on the Islanders website Aug. 20.

Flanagan and the new head coach will have a bit less to work with in the arsenal. Songok, a three-time track national champion and two-time cross country All-America, recently left for Texas A&M-College Station.

Songok, who has a year of eligibility remaining in cross country and indoor track, left the Islanders because the College Station campus has graduate programs that are unavailable at A&M-Corpus Christi.